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Last Updated on February 13, 2023 by ANE Wiki
Black Is King is a 2020 musical film and visual album, directed, written and executive produced by American singer Beyoncé. The film serves as a visual companion to the 2019 album The Lion King: The Gift, a tie-in album curated by Beyoncé for the 2019 remake of The Lion King.
Black Is King was released globally to stream on Disney+ on July 31, 2020, and will be aired the following day across Sub-Saharan Africa on M-Net and Canal+ Afrique and across the Middle East and North Africa on OSN.
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Release Date
Black Is King was released globally on July 31, 2020 on Disney+. This is soon after the one-year anniversary of the release of The Lion King (2019).
As Disney+ is not available in Africa, a distribution deal was made with Central and West African television channel Canal+ Afrique and South African media conglomerate MultiChoice Group‘s channel M-Net to screen Black Is King across Sub-Saharan Africa on August 1, 2020. For the film’s premiere, the MultiChoice Group will open M-Net for all DStv customers, not just for the DStv Premium package customers for whom the channel is typically available. As part of the deal, Black Is King will be aired in countries such as South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Ethiopia, Namibia, Cameroon, Liberia, Burundi, Senegal, Togo, Somalia, Benin, Congo, Kenya, Ivory Coast, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Gabon and Cape Verde. Additionally, Emirati television network OSN will screen Black Is King throughout the Middle East and North Africa region.
Below are Black Is King (2020) cast and their social media handles;
Beyoncé
Beyoncé: Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter (/biːˈjɒnseɪ/ bee-YON-say; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Beyoncé performed in various singing and dancing competitions as a child. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as the lead singer of Destiny’s Child, one of the best-selling girl groups of all time.
Real Name: Beyoncé Giselle
Character Name: Beyoncé
Date Of Birth: September 4, 1981
Nationality: American
Net Worth: US$400 million (as of 2020)
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Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter
Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter: Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4, 1969), better known by his stage name Jay-Z (stylized as JAY-Z),[Pronounced (“jay zee”); alternately stylized as Jaÿ-Z, Jay Z, and Jay:Z throughout his career.] is an American rapper, songwriter, record executive, entrepreneur, businessman, and record producer.
Real Name: Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter
Character Name: Jay-Z” Carter
Date Of Birth: December 4, 1969
Nationality: American
Net Worth: US$1 billion (as of 2020)
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Lupita Nyong’o
Lupita Nyong’o: Lupita Amondi Nyong’o (US: /luːˈpiːtə ˈnjɔːŋoʊ/, Kenyan English: [luˈpita ˈɲoŋo] (About this soundlisten); Spanish: [luˈpita ˈɲoŋɡo]; born March 1, 1983) is a Kenyan-Mexican actress and author. The daughter of Kenyan politician Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o, Nyong’o was born in Mexico City, where her father was teaching, and was raised in Kenya from the age of one. She attended college in the United States, earning a bachelor’s degree in film and theater studies from Hampshire College.
Real Name: Lupita Nyong’o
Character Name: Lupita Nyong’o
Date Of Birth: March 1, 1983
Nationality: Kenyan-Mexican
Net Worth: $9 million (as of 2020)
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Kelly Rowland
Kelly Rowland: Kelendria Trene Rowland (born February 11, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and television presenter. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of Destiny’s Child, one of the world’s best-selling girl groups of all time.
Real Name: Kelly Rowland
Character Name: Kelly Rowland
Date Of Birth: February 11, 1981
Nationality: American
Net Worth: $50 million (as of 2020)
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Pharrell Williams
Pharrell Williams: Pharrell Lanscilo Williams (/fəˈrɛl/; born April 5, 1973) is an American singer, rapper, songwriter, record producer, fashion designer, and entrepreneur. Williams and Chad Hugo formed the hip hop and R&B production duo The Neptunes in 1994, with whom he has produced singles for various recording artists. In 1999, he became the lead vocalist of the band N*E*R*D, which he formed with Hugo and Shay Haley. He also owns I Am Other, a multimedia creative collective that serves as an umbrella for all of his endeavors, including the Billionaire Boys Club clothing retailer.
Real Name: Pharrell Williams
Character Name: Pharrell Williams
Date Of Birth: April 5, 1973
Nationality: American
Net Worth: $150 million (as of 2020)
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Tina Knowles-Lawson
Tina Knowles-Lawson: Célestine Ann Beyoncé (born January 4, 1954), known as Tina Knowles, is an American businesswoman and fashion designer known for her House of Deréon and Miss Tina by Tina Knowles fashion brands. She is the mother of singers Beyoncé Knowles and Solange Knowles, and, until 2011, was married to their father Mathew Knowles, the manager of Destiny’s Child.
Real Name: Tina Knowles-Lawson
Character Name: Tina Knowles-Lawson
Date Of Birth: January 4, 1954
Nationality: American
Net Worth: $20 million dollars (as of 2020)
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Naomi Campbell
Naomi Campbell: Naomi Elaine Campbell (born 22 May 1970) is an English model, actress, and businesswoman. Discovered at the age of 15, she established herself amongst the most recognisable and in-demand models of the late 1980s and the 1990s and was one of six models of her generation declared supermodels by the fashion industry and the international press.
In addition to her modelling career, Campbell has embarked on other ventures, including an R&B-pop studio album and several acting appearances in film and television, such as the modelling-competition reality show The Face and its international offshoots. Campbell is also involved in charity work for various causes.
Real Name: Naomi Campbell
Character Name: Naomi Campbell
Date Of Birth: May 22, 1970
Nationality: London, United Kingdom
Eye Colour: Dark brown
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Height: 1.78 m
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Yemi Alade
Yemi Alade: Yemi Eberechi Alade (born 13 March 1989), known professionally as Yemi Alade, is a Nigerian Afropop singer and songwriter. She won the Peak Talent Show in 2009, and had a hit with her single “Johnny” in 2014. Her father was a police commissioner of Yoruba descent, while her mother is of Igbo descent.
On June 9 2020, Alade was mentioned to be among the fore front artists/musicians from across the world to perform at The Global Goal: Unite for our future sponsored by the Global Citizen aimed to tackled the Covid-19 especially in the most remote places in Africa and across the world. On June 27 2020, Yemi Alade performed in the Global Goal: Unite for Our future alongside Miley Cyrus, Shakira, J Balvin, Jennifer Hudson, Coldplay, Usher, Justin Bieber and Quavo, Christine and the Queens and Chloe X Halle.
Real Name: Yemi Eberechi Alade
Character Name: Yemi Alade
Date Of Birth: March 13, 1989
Nationality: Abia State, Nigeria
Net Worth: $4 million (as of 2020)
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Blue Ivy Carter
Blue Ivy Carter: Blue Ivy’s birth was announced at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards She was born on January 7th, 2012 at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York.
Blue Ivy is the youngest person ever to earn a spot on the Billboard charts after being featured on her father’s track “Glory” two days after her birth.
Carter’s parents tried to trademark her name in order to start a merchandise line.
In June of 2017, Blue Ivy participated in a Ballet Recital and did a performance with her peers to Earth, Wind, and Fire’s “September.”
Real Name: Blue Ivy Carter
Character Name: Blue Ivy Carter
Date Of Birth: January 7th, 2012
Nationality: American
Net Worth: $1 Million – $5 Million (Approx.) (as of 2020)
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Aweng Ade-Chuol
Aweng Ade-Chuol: Is a model and actor, known for Black Is King (2020).
Real Name: Aweng Ade-Chuol
Character Name: Aweng Ade-Chuol
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Folajomi “FJ” Akinmurele
Folajomi “FJ” Akinmurele: Is an actor, known for Black Is King (2020).
Real Name: Folajomi “FJ” Akinmurele
Character Name: Folajomi “FJ” Akinmurele
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Adut Akech
Adut Akech: Adut Akech Bior (/əˈdʊt əˈkɛtʃ/ ə-DUUT ə-KETCH; born 25 December 1999) is a South Sudanese-Australian model. Akech made her fashion week runway debut as an exclusive in the Saint Laurent S/S 17 show and went on to close both their F/W 17 and S/S 18 shows as an exclusive. In 2018, she was chosen as “Model of the Year” by models.com, an honour which was repeated the next year.
Real Name: Adut Akech
Character Name: Adut Akech
Date Of Birth: December 25 1999
Nationality: South Sudanese-Australian
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Net Worth: $1 Million – $5 Million (Approx.) (as of 2020)
Height: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
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Jessie Reyez
Jessie Reyez: Jessica Reyez (born June 12, 1991) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Her 2016 single “Figures” peaked at number 58 on the Canadian Hot 100 in 2017 and was certified triple Platinum by Music Canada and Platinum by the RIAA. Her 2017 EP, Kiddo, led to four nominations at the 2018 Juno Awards, winning Breakthrough Artist. Her follow up EP, Being Human in Public, was released in 2018. It won R&B/Soul Recording of The Year at the 2019 Juno Awards and was nominated for Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 2020 Grammy Awards. Reyez again won the R&B/Soul Recording of the Year, for “Feel it Too” with Tory Lanez and Tainy, at the 2020 Juno Awards, where she was also nominated for Artist of the Year. Reyez has co-written songs for Calvin Harris and Normani, most notably penning the hit “One Kiss”, and has collaborated with Eminem on multiple occasions. Her debut album, Before Love Came to Kill Us, was released on March 27, 2020.
Real Name: Jessie Reyez
Character Name: Jessie Reyez
Date Of Birth: June 12, 1991
Nationality: Toronto, Canada
Net Worth: $1 Million – $5 Million (Approx.) (as of 2020)
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JD McCrary as Young Simba (archive recordings)
Jaydon McCrary: Jaydon McCrary (born July 18, 2007) is an American singer, dancer and actor. He is currently starring in The Paynes as Kenny Payne on the Oprah Winfrey Network. He starred in 2019’s The Lion King as the voice of young Simba. He is signed to Hollywood Records and released his first extended play Shine, in April 2019. He also appeared in the song “Keep In Touch” on Just Dance 2020.
Real Name: Jaydon McCrary
Character Name: Young Simba (archive recordings)
Date Of Birth: July 18, 2007
Nationality: American
Net Worth: $300 thousand USD (as of 2020)
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Chiwetel Ejiofor as Scar (archive recordings)
Chiwetel Ejiofor: Chiwetel Umeadi Ejiofor CBE (/ˈtʃuːətɛl ˈɛdʒioʊfɔːr/ CHOO-ə-tel EJ-ee-oh-for; born 10 July 1977) is a British actor and filmmaker. After enrolling at the National Youth Theatre in 1995 and attending the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, at age 19 and three months into his course, Ejiofor was cast by Steven Spielberg to play a supporting role in the film Amistad (1997) as James Covey.
Ejiofor portrayed the characters Okwe in Dirty Pretty Things (2002), Lola in Kinky Boots (2005), The Operative in Serenity (2005), Adrian Helmsley in 2012 (2009), Solomon Northup in 12 Years a Slave (2013), Vincent Kapoor in The Martian (2015), Karl Mordo in Doctor Strange (2016) and Trywell Kamkwamba in The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019). He voiced Dr. Watson in Sherlock Gnomes (2018) and Scar in the 2019 remake of The Lion King and featured in the fantasy film Maleficent: Mistress of Evil. For 12 Years a Slave, he received Academy Award and Golden Globe Award nominations, along with the BAFTA Award for Best Actor. He was nominated for a 2014 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for his performance on Dancing on the Edge.
Ejiofor has received numerous awards and nominations for acting, including the BAFTA Orange Rising Star Award in 2006, two Golden Globe Award nominations, and the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for his performance in Othello in 2008. In 2008, he was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II for services to the arts. He was elevated to Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2015 Birthday Honours.
Real Name: Chiwetel Umeadi Ejiofor
Character Name: Scar (archive recordings)
Date Of Birth: July 10 1977
Nationality: Forest Gate, London, United Kingdom
Net Worth: $12 million (as of 2020)
Height: 1.78 m
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Shatta Wale
Shatta Wale: Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jr., (born 17 October 1985, known professionally as Shatta Wale (formerly Bandana), is a Ghanaian Singer, Songwriter,Actor and CEO of Shatta Movement Empire. He won Artiste of the Year at the 2015 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards for his best known single “Dancehall King”, and has appeared films such as Never Say Never, The trial of Shatta Wale, and Shattered Lives.
Having achieved street credibility in a fairly undeveloped Ghanaian dancehall genre at the time, he achieved popularity with his 2004 single, “Moko Hoo”, which features Tinny. Then known in the industry as Bandana, the song earned Him a Ghana Music Awards nomination. There afterward, Bandana went missing in the music circus for nearly a decade until rebranding Himself in 2013. He began releasing music under a new name, Shatta Wale, under His record label (Shatta Movement Records).
In 2014, he peaked at number 38 on E.tv’s “Top 100 Most Influential Ghanaian” Awards chart. He has since appeared on the chart each year. He was ranked “Most Influential Musician” on social media in 2017. He won 8 awards at the 3Music Awards in 2019 and also the most awarded dancehall artist in Africa.
Real Name: Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jr.
Character Name: Shatta Wale
Date Of Birth: October 17 1985
Nationality: Ghanaian
Net Worth: $7 million (as of 2020)
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Connie Chiume
Connie Chiume: Connie Chiume is an actress, known for Black is King (2020), Black Panther (2018), Zone 14 (2005) and Rhythm City (2007).
Real Name: Connie Chiume
Character Name: Connie Chiume
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Nandi Madida
Nandi Madida: Nandi Madida (born 20 March 1988) is a South African singer, actress, model and television presenter born in Maphumulo, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. She was featured as a vocalist on the hit single “Tonight” by DJ Franky.
Real Name: Nandi Madida
Character Name: Nandi Madida
Date Of Birth: March 20 1988
Nationality: South African
Net Worth: $1 Million – $5 Million (as of 2020)
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Nyaniso Dzedze
Nyaniso Dzedze: Nyaniso Ntsikelelo Dzedze is a South African performing artist. Born (1986) and raised in Johannesburg, the dancer, choreographer, actor, singer is known for his lead role as Tsietsi Namane on e.tv telenovella Ashes to Ashes. His role on Ashes to Ashes was his television debut.
He was also recognized for his lead role as Muzi in Hear Me Move – South Africa’s first dance movie.[citation needed] He received a nomination for Most Promising Actor at the 12th Africa Movie Academy Awards in Rivers State.
His wife Yana Fay Dzedze is German.
Real Name: Nyaniso Ntsikelelo Dzedze
Character Name: Nyaniso Dzedze
Date Of Birth: September 13, 1986
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Warren Masemola
Warren Masemola: Montloana Warren Masemola (born 18 May 1983) is a South African actor popularly known for portraying Lentswe Mokethi on the soap opera Scandal!.
Real Name: Warren Masemola
Character Name: Warren Masemola
Date Of Birth: May 18, 1983
Nationality: Ga-Rankuwa, South Africa
Net Worth: $1 Million – $5 Million (Approx.) (as of 2020)
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Moonchild Sanelly
Moonchild Sanelly: Sanelisiwe Twisha (born 20 November 1987), known professionally as Moonchild Sanelly is a South African musician and dancer. She is known for her signature blue-colored hair and her self-created music genre called “Future ghetto punk”. Originally from Port Elizabeth, the singer first came into limelight in the Durban poetry and music scene before relocating to Johannesburg, where she has continued her musical career. Her music has reached audiences beyond South Africa’s borders, playing in festivals such as SXSW in Houston, Texas and Primavera Sound in Barcelona. In August 2018, she went on a European tour with South African hip hop group Die Antwoord. Her music fuses elements of experimental electronic, afro-punk and edgy-pop with hints of her strong kwaito, hip hop and jazz background.
Real Name: Moonchild Sanelly
Character Name: Moonchild Sanelly
Date Of Birth: November 20, 1987
Nationality: Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Net Worth: USD$700,000. (as of 2020)
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Black Is King (2020) Soundtracks & Music
- Balance (mufasa interlude) by James Earl Jones
- The stars (mufasa interlude) by James Earl Jones
- Uncle scar (scar interlude) by Chiwetel Ejiofor
- DON’T JEALOUS ME by Tekno Miles, Yemi Alade, Mr Eazi, …
- Danger (young simba & young nala interlude) by JD McCrary, Shahadi Wright Joseph
- JA ARA E by Burna Boy
- Run away (scar & young simba interlude) by Chiwetel Ejiofor, JD McCrary
- New lesson (timon, pumbaa & young simba interlude) by Billy Eichner, JD McCrary, Meth Rogen
- Mood 4 Eva by Oumou Sangaré
- Reunited (nala & simba interlude)
- BROWN SKIN GIRL by Wizkid, Blue Ivy Carter, Saint Jhn
- come home (nala interlude)
- Keys To The Kingdom by Tiwa Savage, Mr Eazi
- Follow me (simba & rafiki interlude) by Donald Glover, John Kani
- Remember (mufasa interlude) by James Earl Jones
- Surrender (simba & scar interlude) by Donald Glover, Chiwetel Ejiofor
- SCAR by Jessie Reyez, 070 Shake
- I’m home (mufasa, sarabi & simba interlude) by Donald Glover, James Earl Jones, Alfre Woodard
- Spirit (From Disney’s “The Lion King“)
